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Jeremy Frost of Goldsmith Chambers was instructed by Syed Akhtar of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. NH is a Palestinian national, facing various severe risks if returned to Gaza or the Occupied Palestinian Territories: First, she expressed strong political opinions on social media against the Hamas government. Second, she had been threatened by her ex-husband and her […]
Chambers is delighted to announce that two members of Chambers have been shortlisted in the Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards 2022. Senior family practitioner, Julie Okine, has been shortlisted for the John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award. Julie has been committed to consistently providing her time to pro bono work since 2006 alongside her busy […]
Members of Goldsmith’s immigration and public law team were delighted to participate and collaborate with AstenJ Professional Training‘s Autumn 2022 Immigration Law Update Conference on 11th October 2022. The Joint-Heads of team, Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder, spoke on Sponsorship Licences and EU Settlement Scheme Updates respectively. Specialist immigration and family practitioner, Jamila Hassan, presented […]
We are pleased to announce that a number of members of chambers have been successfully ranked in Legal 500 2023 edition: Immigration – Tier 3: Goldsmith Chambers has a strong reputation in immigration, with a number of experienced juniors to its name, including Charlotte Bayati, well known for her work in cases involving Tamil refugees, often victims […]
The Education and Training Committee of the Health and Care Professions Council had refused an application for registration by an applicant who had made a character declaration regarding a conviction involving dishonesty. Heather Beckett represented the applicant at the oral appeal of the decision, instructed under the Public Access Rules, and successfully argued that on […]
Working with Centre for Women’s Justice, Dr Proudman represented a complainant in family proceedings. The case concerned an application made by the CPS in the family courts. Disclosure issues arising in criminal and family proceedings is becoming a common feature in domestic abuse and sexual violence cases. These issues are likely to be of increasing […]
Sarah Pinder, Joint-head of the immigration and public law team, instructed by Vinita Templeton and Steffan Rees of Duncan Lewis solicitors, secured interim relief from the Upper Tribunal (IAC) on Friday 9th September 2022 and further directions on 12th September 2022. Their client ‘A’ is an Afghan citizen residing temporarily in a third country having […]
The Lexis Nexis Family Law Journal has published an article authored by Sarah Pinder, Joint-Head of the immigration and public law team. The article ‘Surrogacy amidst the Ukraine Conflict’ appeared in the August 2022 issue and can be accessed through this link for those who subscribe. A preview is included directly below.
At a recent meeting of the criminal team at Goldsmith Chambers, overwhelming support was expressed for the escalation of the current action being taken by the Criminal Bar Association. We continue to be dismayed at the attitude of the government in refusing to implement the recommendations of the independent review of criminal legal aid which […]
Dr Proudman was led by Sally Stone QC, 1GC and instructed by Harriet Brame, Miles and Partners on behalf of the respondent mother. The case concerned FGM, forced and child marriage and domestic abuse in an extreme religious sect. The family are asylum seekers, feeling the sect from abroad. The judgment states, “Individuals in the sect […]
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